SOUTH AFRICA’S PARTICIPATION IN THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP (“JETP”): CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION AND INPUT

A statement from the Life after Coal Campaign (LAC) and Fair Finance Southern Africa (FFSA) addressed to the South African government and the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Secretariat. The document demands greater transparency, civil society inclusion, and strict conditions on climate finance to ensure a just transition that prioritizes community needs over corporate or fossil-fuel interests.

• The Life after Coal Campaign (LAC) and Fair Finance Southern Africa (FFSA) express significant concern over the lack of transparency and civil society participation in the JETP process. They highlight that the JETP secretariat's working groups mention representatives from government, bilateral/multilateral institutions, and the private sector, but omit civil society or academia.
• The authors request urgent clarity on the financial details of the 8.5 billion USD JETP deal, specifically regarding the proportion of new committed finance versus restructured existing finance, and the split between grants, concessional loans, and sovereign loans.
• The document argues that the Just Transition Framework is not being implemented in practice, citing contradictions such as the National Infrastructure Plan 2050's provisions for new gas and nuclear power, and Minister Mantashe's plans to convert coal plants to gas and build modular nuclear plants.
• LAC and FFSA recommend the establishment of rigorous governance and accountability mechanisms to track climate finance flows. They suggest that the Presidential Climate Change Commission (PCC) should oversee Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to avoid a 'business as usual' approach.
• The statement emphasizes that a just transition must include 'justice elements' that protect vulnerable groups, including women, youth, and those in the informal economy, and must address the historical failure to fund the rehabilitation of coal mines and power stations.
• The authors explicitly state that climate finance should not be used to fund new fossil fuel projects (coal and gas), nuclear power, the emissions reduction plans of large corporate emitters like Sasol and ArcelorMittal South Africa, or privately-owned renewable energy.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (2022). SOUTH AFRICA’S PARTICIPATION IN THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP (“JETP”): CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION AND INPUT. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LAC-and-FFCSA-Climate-Finance-Letter-2-September-2022.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. SOUTH AFRICA’S PARTICIPATION IN THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP (“JETP”): CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION AND INPUT. 2022. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LAC-and-FFCSA-Climate-Finance-Letter-2-September-2022.pdf?x21779.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2022south, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{SOUTH AFRICA’S PARTICIPATION IN THE JUST ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP (“JETP”): CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION AND INPUT}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/LAC-and-FFCSA-Climate-Finance-Letter-2-September-2022.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }